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Samuel Felinton is an American filmmaker and religious freedom advocate.
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Samuel Felinton | |
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 Samuel Felinton in 2022. | |
| Born | Samuel Felinton 2004 (age 19–20)[1] |
| Education | West Virginia University (BFA) |
| Occupation | Filmmaker |
| Years active | 2023 - Present |
| Notable work | T-130 |
Samuel Felinton was born in 2004 in Huntington, West Virginia,[2] and bar mitzvahed at the B'Nai Sholom Congregation.[3] Felinton began attending Huntington High School in 2019 and graduated in 2023. He currently attends West Virginia University pursuing a degree in Theatre Technology and Design.[4]
Religious freedom advocacy
In 2022, while Felinton was a high school junior, he was forced to attend a Christian revival.[5] He was obliged to stay and watch the assembly despite attempting to leave.[6][7][8] This assembly would later make international news, by causing a multi-day walkout alongside Max Nibert and himself, including hundreds of their peers.[9]
In 2023, Felinton, alongside other parents, students, and the Freedom from Religion Foundation, settled a lawsuit against the Cabell County Board of Education to implement a ban on teacher-run religious events being held within school hours on campus.[10]
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In 2023, Felinton created an animated short Ho-Hum, to submit it into his state's Thespian Festival.[4][11] Later in 2024, Felinton made T-130, an animated short on mental health, which has been recognized by the Appalachian Film Festival and MTN Craft Film Festival winning the MTN Craft award, making it the highest rated West Virginia Film in 2024.[12][13]
Later in 2024, Felinton announced the productions of As the Sunflower Whispers, a documentary on Ukrainian refugee crisis in collaboration with MUkraine, and Project Butterfly: Flatwoods, a found footage movie on the Flatwoods Monster.[14]
Filmography
Short film
Feature film
Other work
In 2022, Felinton wrote his first book, Teenager Business, on his entrepreneurship methods and journey through esports.[18][1]
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Felinton and his two siblings, Charles and Elizabeth, are the children of Bethany and David Felinton.[19][20]
Felinton is the great-grandson of Burl Stafford.[21]
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